Vuelta a España La Vuelta Femenina 2025 (May 4-10)

[Samu Cuenca]

Thankfully they didn't make a mistake and give NFB the jerseys that fit Van Dijk and Markus. I doubt she'll be holding on to green until the end of the race though.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Team Picnic highlighted some of their riders have never ridden TTT before, I just don't think riders train for it anymore because it's so rarely used now in stage races or at WCs so they're complete novices in many respects at it. Whilst Trek have a couple of specialist TT riders in the mix so yep that's the result

In recent years, you've been just as likely to face a TTT in a major women's race as an ITT.

 

[Netserk]

 

[awavey]

In recent years, you've been just as likely to face a TTT in a major women's race as an ITT.

I'm struggling to remember when the last one was, is it literally the Vuelta last year ?

We've had more ITTs than TTTs lately for sure.

 

[awavey]

And by specialists I mean they had 3 national ITT champions 😃

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[Libertine Seguros]

No: this is a rule that is a restriction on race organisers, not teams.

I was meaning more that Unipublic would go soft on enforcing the rule vis-à-vis Cofidis for that reason, not that they would be exempt from it.

 

[andrew_s]

And by specialists I mean they had 3 national ITT champions 😃

Not to mention Ellen van Dijk:
3 x World TT champion, plus 3 x World TTT champion

 

[Netserk]

Movistar with the galaxy brain strategy:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1919046753875046439

View: https://x.com/laflammerouge16/status/1919046753875046439

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Movistar with the galaxy brain strategy:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1919046753875046439

View: https://x.com/laflammerouge16/status/1919046753875046439

In those situations, would it really be so hard to just push the start times by one minute?

 

[Didinho]

In those situations, would it really be so hard to just push the start times by one minute?

Or just push Movistar to the end. Let them wait now.

 

[Sciatic]

Movistar with the galaxy brain strategy:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1919046753875046439

View: https://x.com/laflammerouge16/status/1919046753875046439

So did Visma wait for that rider before starting? Or did they start with that rider missing?

 

[Netserk]

So did Visma wait for that rider before starting? Or did they start with that rider missing?

They all started as soon as possible. 5 were ready from the go, one only a little delayed and I think the last rider never got contact with the rest.

 

[Sciatic]

They all started as soon as possible. 5 were ready from the go, one only a little delayed and I think the last rider never got contact with the rest.

Thanks. They must have been soooooo frustrated.

 

[Dk one]

Uno X start also looked to be impacted though not as much as Visma’s.

 

[awavey]

Not to mention Ellen van Dijk:
3 x World TT champion, plus 3 x World TTT champion

Sorry I should have said current 😃 Lizzie D is of course a former world TTT champion as well

 

[Cycling111]

Movistar with the galaxy brain strategy:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1919046753875046439

View: https://x.com/laflammerouge16/status/1919046753875046439

Who would be the female Valverde?

 

[Netserk]

Thanks. They must have been soooooo frustrated.

Video (at the very end you can see the 7th rider):

https://twitter.com/x/status/1918991728507273321

View: https://x.com/MatMitchell30/status/1918991728507273321

 

[Netserk]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1919048799864926447

View: https://x.com/kelvindekker/status/1919048799864926447


DS of Movistar: "When our riders arrived, the jury was still busy with the team before us, who came onto the podium 10-20 seconds before the start. Our last rider came onto the podium 5 seconds before the start. After that, it only got worse. We weren’t on time (15 minutes), but we still had to stand there waiting…"